The spurious drug industry is well established in India. According to the World Health Organisation 35 percent of the world’s spurious drugs are produced in India, followed by Nigeria. In a recent case a 10-year old Kantabanji based fake medicine manufacturing racket was busted in Bolangir, Orissa. The incident compelled Naveen Pattnaik, Chief Minister, Orissa, to order a probe to understand the ‘modus operandi’ that exists in this trade and also find specific solutions to counter the spurious drug menace....